TROUBLING FOXES Read this passage as God speaking to us, his beloved. The one I love calls to me. Arise, my dearest. Hurry my darling (complete one). Come away with me! I have come as you have asked to draw you to my heart and lead you out. For now is the time my [...]
STRENGTH THROUGH WEAKNESS What a season all of us in the southeastern United States have been through. Hurricane after hurricane have come and left us with homes and businesses damaged and destroyed. The landscape and beaches have been changed forever. In the midst of all of this, many who have faith have been able [...]
Blazing the Trail for the Integration of Secular Psychology & Christian Faith: A brief overview of the Network of Christian Counselors The Network of Christian Counselors was founded in 1976, by Dr. Harold Wahking who understood that the essential tools of a professional counselor can only go so far in the therapeutic process. Dr. [...]
GRIEVING WITH HOPE One of the hardest things to learn is how to grieve when we lose something or someone important to us. We often fight against feeling pain and allowing ourselves to be sad and weep when we we see a part of our lives ending. Yet often we have to let things die [...]
GOD’S PLAN IN ACTION One of the things that is encouraging to hear is when someone shares a time that God came through for them. Often these rescues or graces do not come in expected ways. God’s ways are not our ways. His ways are higher. His love is deeper and encompasses more. Like [...]
Resurrection Power: Strength to Overcome Life’s Sorrows. An Easter Message by Dr. Pamela Paul The disciples spent three years with Jesus, who they knew as their Rabbi, son of man, son of God. They believed he was the Messiah, foretold by the great prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Malachi, and others. A king had come to [...]
FROM FEAR TO FAITH The ability to empathize or to see through someone else’s eyes is an important part of the counseling relationship. Actually, it is a valuable skill to have in any relationship. It takes listening and caring and the willingness to set aside our own perceptions and to enter into the world of [...]
Why Pray for The Peace of Israel? No matter where you are at with your heart’s response to the onslaught of terror that has infiltrated our nation and around the world, the truth must be told. The war in Israel is egregious and a horrific reminder of how depraved men can become when they [...]
PEACE THROUGH TRUTH So many times, as we look at the world around us and the difficult things we are experiencing in our lives, we see only the bad, and our hearts get caught up in fear and dismay. We may see ourselves or others around us in negative or untrue ways. Sometimes getting [...]
Feeling Stuck Can I be honest with you? Lately, I’ve been eating an extra cookie or two, and it’s not because I’m hungry. It’s my unhealthy coping mechanism when I feel stuck. And boy, do I ever feel stuck. Everywhere I look people are drowning in a sea of needs, and my small contributions [...]
